Geneviève Souillac is associate lecturer in the Department of French Studies, School of European, Asian, and Middle Eastern Languages at the University of Sydney.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 Human Rights and Democratic Individualism: Marcel GauchetChapter 3 Human Rights and Democratic Universalism: Blandine KriegelChapter 4 Human Rights and Democratic Humanism: Luc FerryChapter 5 Human Rights and Democratic Radicalism: Etienne BalibarChapter 6 ConclusionChapter 7 Selected BibliographyChapter 8 IndexChapter 9 About the Author

[This book] sheds light on the originality of the contemporary French debate on human rights. In so doing, it makes an important contribution to a global debate and should have significant impact on the fields of political theory, sociology, law, and history of political thought.

Geneviève Souillac is associate lecturer in the Department of French Studies, School of European, Asian, and Middle Eastern Languages at the University of Sydney.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 Human Rights and Democratic Individualism: Marcel GauchetChapter 3 Human Rights and Democratic Universalism: Blandine KriegelChapter 4 Human Rights and Democratic Humanism: Luc FerryChapter 5 Human Rights and Democratic Radicalism: Etienne BalibarChapter 6 ConclusionChapter 7 Selected BibliographyChapter 8 IndexChapter 9 About the Author

[This book] sheds light on the originality of the contemporary French debate on human rights. In so doing, it makes an important contribution to a global debate and should have significant impact on the fields of political theory, sociology, law, and history of political thought.

Geneviève Souillac is associate lecturer in the Department of French Studies, School of European, Asian, and Middle Eastern Languages at the University of Sydney.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 Human Rights and Democratic Individualism: Marcel GauchetChapter 3 Human Rights and Democratic Universalism: Blandine KriegelChapter 4 Human Rights and Democratic Humanism: Luc FerryChapter 5 Human Rights and Democratic Radicalism: Etienne BalibarChapter 6 ConclusionChapter 7 Selected BibliographyChapter 8 IndexChapter 9 About the Author

[This book] sheds light on the originality of the contemporary French debate on human rights. In so doing, it makes an important contribution to a global debate and should have significant impact on the fields of political theory, sociology, law, and history of political thought.